China links: China's banks, PLA Unit 61398, Afghanistan, Boao Forum and more

Joel Wing-Lun is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute's East Asia Program.

Zhou Xiaochuan will remain as head of China's central bank despite reaching retirement age, providing stability at the top as the banking system prepares for tricky financial reforms. Veteran bankers Chen Yuan and Li Ruogu are also expected to retain their posts.
China could benefit from the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.
James Fallows, Bill Bishop and others discuss the US response to claims of Chinese military hacking on the Asia Society's new ChinaFile blog. The Chinese government continues to deny involvement. In the meantime, Weibo users turned up a recruitment notice for PLA Unit 61398, the one accused of hacking, on a university website.
The China Media Project tries out the government-controlled search engine .

Joel Wing-Lun is a Research Associate in the Lowy Institute's East Asia Program.

Zhou Xiaochuan will remain as head of China's central bank despite reaching retirement age, providing stability at the top as the banking system prepares for tricky financial reforms. Veteran bankers Chen Yuan and Li Ruogu are also expected to retain their posts.
China could benefit from the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.
James Fallows, Bill Bishop and others discuss the US response to claims of Chinese military hacking on the Asia Society's new ChinaFile blog. The Chinese government continues to deny involvement. In the meantime, Weibo users turned up a recruitment notice for PLA Unit 61398, the one accused of hacking, on a university website.
The China Media Project tries out the government-controlled search engine .

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